The American Institutes for Research(AIR) is one of the largest and most successful not-for-profit behavioral and social science research and evaluation organizations in the United States. Its mission is to conduct and apply the best research and evaluation in order to improve people’s lives, with a special emphasis on the disadvantaged. To achieve its goals, AIR uses the best science available to bring the most effective ideas and approaches to enhancing everyday life. For more information about AIR and its work, contact Barbara Broman at bbroman@air.org.

TheTreehouse Foundationwas established in 2002 by Judy Cockerton, a nationally recognized social entrepreneur who has been honored repeatedly for her innovative work for children and youth in care. Treehouse’s two major initiatives are: the Treehouse Community in Easthampton, MA, which is being replicated in Metro West Boston and in Northern California (working with NCAP’s Carol Biddle); and Re-Envisioning Foster Care in America, which is planning its 7th Annual Conference for 2016. For more information, contact Treehouse COO Beth Spong at beth@refca.net. To read the press release announcing NCAP’s partnership with Treehouse, click here.

The Chronicle of Social Change is a national online news site published by Fostering Media Connections, a nonprofit based in San Francisco, CA. The Chronicle produces daily news about child welfare, juvenile justice and children’s mental health issues, and aims to be the hub of mainstream news coverage on issues affecting vulnerable children and youth. For more information, contact Publisher Daniel Heimpel (at The Chronicle) at dheimpel@fosteringmediaconnections.org. To read the press release announcing NCAP’s partnership with the Chronicle, click here.

The CoramBAAF Adoption & Fostering Academy was formed in 2015, when the 35-year-old British Association for Adoption and Fostering joined the Coram Group of charities, which has been advancing the welfare, education and rights of children in the UK for over 275 years. To learn more about the organization and its professional services, go to www.corambaaf.org.uk or contact Ruvani de Silva at +44 20 7520 0425 orRuvani.desilva@coram.org.uk.

Foster Parent College offers a broad range of research-based, interactive online parenting courses for caregivers – as well as for professionals – to help them provide a healthy, safe environment for the children in their care. To learn more about how parents and agencies can benefit from the training, or to sign up for a course, please visitwww.fosterparentcollege.com or contact Laurie at 800-777-7636 or laurie@northwestmedia.com.

Family Equality Council is the leading national organization for LGBTQ parents and their children. We promote lived and legal equality for over 3 million parents and their 6 million children by pushing policy, providing informational resources, and coordinating family-based programs. Our focus includes support and advocacy for the hundreds of thousands of LGBT youth in foster care and adoptive services. For more information, please visit www.familyequality.org or contact John Fernandes at jfernandes@familyequality.org.

Adam Pertman, President and Co-Founderapertman@ncap-us.org617-903-0554​Carol Biddle, Executive Director and Co-Foundercbiddle@ncap-us.org​831-601-6842